Overview
- Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Steven J. Keenan said the Thursday, Nov. 13 exchange occurred in Port-au-Prince and that Marines returned fire with no injuries reported.
- Officials have not disclosed what triggered the gunfire, how long it lasted, or whether any suspects were wounded or killed.
- Haitian police were not immediately available to comment on the shooting near the embassy.
- Gangs control about 90% of Port-au-Prince and have displaced more than 1.3 million people, with 5,600 killed last year, according to U.N. figures.
- The U.N. Security Council has authorized a roughly 5,500-strong mission for Haiti, while a smaller Kenyan police contingent remains on the ground and the U.S. maintains a do-not-travel advisory.